SBRC is excited to share the at our partners at Lake Health and Wellbeing, based in #stkittsandnevis has been shortlisted for the World Health Organization Film festival! The film, “Meet the Willbuts” was produced as part of Lake Health and Wellbeing’s You’re Sweet Enough campaign which aims to tackle the high rate of non-communicable diseases locally and regionally by encouraging the public to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Specifically, the campaign focuses on encouraging the public to reduce their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and consume water instead. SBRC Managing Director Fanta Waterman , who serves on the board for the NGO, shared her excitement about the opportunities for grassroots campaigns in health literacy in a recent press release:
Dr Fanta Waterman, a board member of Lake Health and Wellbeing, said: “With campaigns like You’re Sweet Enough, Lake Health and Wellbeing continuously demonstrates its commitment to making health literacy accessible, actionable and fun for all. This will only help to improve the health outcomes of people living in this region – and now, globally! I am so proud to be affiliated with this organization and am glad many others will get to see this animation about how to maintain one’s health.’”
You can learn more about “Meet the Willbuts,” as well as the other nominated films on the WHO’s website: https://lnkd.in/d2yk-URZ. You can also show your support using the #film4health hashtag on the organization’s YouTube page to show your support.
